Texas governor vows to cut funds to 'sanctuary' campuses

December 1, 2016Updated: December 1, 2016 4:00pm

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is promising to cut funds to public universities that become what he described as "sanctuary" campuses for immigrant students. The Republican provided no other details.

Abbott tweeted the vow Thursday in response to a story about Texas State University students urging school leaders to declare the campus a "sanctuary" as immigrant students nationwide fear deportation under President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump pledged during his campaign to launch a "deportation force" and end the practice of granting temporary status to students in the U.S. illegally. The University of Pennsylvania, Trump's alma mater, has pledged to block federal agents without a warrant from removing students in the country illegally.

Abbott tweeted that Texas "will not tolerate sanctuary campuses or cities." Neither he nor his office has elaborated.